Johnson Spray Park to Charge, Free Family Camp at Bass Pro, U-pick Blueberries Are In

Collierville Parks and Recreation will be fencing off the spray park at Johnson Park. It will be closed Monday, June 22, and is expected to reopen on July 1. It will no longer be free to the public. Collierville residents can enter for free with a season pass; visitors will pay $10 per person. To buy a pass, go to the Collierville Community Center, 440 West Powell Road, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. You’ll need to buy weekend passes during the week. Tickets are stamped at the park gate and will be honored in the case of rain.

Bass Pro (Cypress Resort at the Pyramid & Bass Pro at I-40/Sycamore View) is offering free Family Summer Camp activities with events and workshops that will introduce your kids to fun outdoors sports. Courses will be held Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays, from June 27 to July 26. Your family can learn the basics of camping, fishing, archery, and hunting. Other workshops will include kayaking, backyard adventures, and bird watching. Each workshop lasts about 20 minutes. Kids can also try free craft activities from noon-2 p.m. each day. Those who complete a workshop receive a lanyard and can earn a free, collectible pin for each workshop completed (while supplies last).

If you love eating blueberries, the picking season has begun. Nesbit Plantation (690 Blankston Road, exit 284 off I-55) is now welcoming visitors; their official opening day was June 15. Their farm grows blueberries and they are delicious. Picking blueberries is a snap, since there are no thorns and the berries are evenly dispersed throughout the bush. That means little ones can pick down low while dad picks up high. Not only do they taste good, they're good for you. Growing season usually goes through early July.